WHAT'S GOIN' ON?

Trying to live a practical, but compassionate life towards all living creatures (animal, mineral, vegetable, humanable) without being a self-righteous ass.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Blog Revision! Chaos ensues...

THE SKINNY: To see regular updates on food issues, check out my Great Attraction blog. Otherwise I will only be updating this blog when the speechify mood hits.

So, like, I have a lot of opinions. On just about everything. And because I'm a writer by nature, I like getting them out of my system, which is how I ended up with 4 topical blogs. From the start I decided to focus on just getting my ideas *on paper* without worrying whether anyone read them. But my sense of organization led me to being more and more org'd, and posting on specific days of the week, bla bla bla. And now it's time to pare down again.

So the moral/music/writing blogs will return to being randomly updated. 4 postings one day... and then none for 2 months... whatevah. And I'll continue my casual posting on my Home blog.

What's Goin' On (long version)

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This site is about veganism. Veganism isn't about not eating cheese--it's supposed to represent an attempt to live compassionately. Compassion towards critters, but also The Peoples. I think that if compassion if the goal, then you are obliged to have a care for everyone living on this planet--and for the planet itself.

BUT this blog is not about How Right I Am and How Wrong Everyone Else Is. It's not about how Evil humans are; it's not about decrying the End of the World; it's not about Judging People; it's not about deciding how Others Should Live Their Lives. (I always imagine self-righteousness is spoken in upper case letters.)

It's about my ongoing struggle to practice love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, faith, kindness and temperance. And it's about the fact that this practice is difficult, confusing, and usually contradictory.

There are no easy answers to animal suffering, human suffering, or wealth and power disparities. But we should still look for those answers, right? But with love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, faith, kindness... and a little self-control. ;-)

[See Galatians 5:22. Which is to say: The Bible--the Good Parts Version.]

Quotes of the Then

"What is left for them to de-complish?" (Jon Stewart, Sep 23 Daily Show, speaking of the Republicans in office)

"When you come close to selling out--reconsider." (sung by Leeann Womack)"It’s a small step from eating “bad food” to thinking of yourself as a “bad person,” and no one wants that. Food is to be enjoyed." (Dr. Ornish)

"You're a brave man. Go and break through the lines. And remember, while you're out there risking your life and limb through shot and shell, we'll be in be in here thinking what a sucker you are. " (Groucho Marx, Duck Soup)

“Food is an important part of a balanced diet.” (Fran Lebowitz)"Too much pathos just makes you angry." (Bruce Cockburn, 'Civilizations and Its Discontents')

"There comes a point when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because one's conscience tells one that it is right." (Martin Luther King, Jr.)

"If I had a million dollars I would buy you a fur coat--but not a real fur coat, that's cruel!" (The Barenaked Ladies, 'If I Had a Million Dollars')